Calibration Technical Support Associate - Richardson, United States - Zobility

Description

Job Description:

• The successful candidate will be directly involved in proactively addressing equipment needs of the factory by working with engineering and maintenance teams to successfully perform daily operations and maintenance activities.
• This includes maintenance of equipment, machinery, and other functions specific to Optics manufacturing.
• This individual will be responsible for complying with health and safety standards in the community and adhering to OSHA and other federal guidelines.
• The individual will report to the Manager of Operations Repair & Maintenance.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with Engineering, Program Management, Operations, & Quality business leadership and all Optics CMC functions and proactively addressing equipment needs to meet current and future business needs.
• Enabling the factory to execute to these needs on time and at or below cost in a safe environment by
• Creating innovative solutions for improving equipment uptime and process times, including the design and creation of custom hardware and software as needed.
• Working with facilities and engineering teams to lead installs of new equipment and upgrades of existing equipment.
• Modeling our Client values, customer focus, solution oriented, excellence in execution and a sense of urgency and encouraging the same within the rest of the organization.
• Calibrates tools, Inspection, Test, & factory equipment in accordance with industry and company practices
• May include: testing, troubleshooting, repairs, maintenance, of electronic, electromechanical, mechanical, computer, laboratory, and scientific systems and/or equipment.
• Calibration of equipment, tools, and instruments across four factories in one location: Optical Fabrication, Diamond Point Turning, Optical Coating and Assembly/Test.
• Collaborating with and working alongside a team of experienced equipment technicians to support, calibration or preventative maintenance.
• Utilizes various engineering and scientific drawings, manuals, and other related documentation in the performance of their tasks.

Required Skills:

• Minimum of 8 years of professional relevant experience in calibration of tools, instruments, and equipment in a production or factory environment. Background in electronics, mechanical aptitude, ability to solve complex technical equipment problems and strong troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work from schematics, written procedures, and oral instructions.
• Must be able to interface with persons of multiple disciplines and job functions.
• Mathematical aptitude to work with SI Units, derived units, multipliers, and conversions. Able to use algebra and geometry to solve for the unknown.
• Understands Traceability Standards and Hierarchy.
• Identify and apply common elements of calibration procedures and can write calibration procedures for new equipment.
• Flexibility to work 2nd and/or 3rd shifts when/if needed.

Desired Skills:

• ASQ – CCT (Certified Calibration Technician) or similar certification
• Proven history of demonstrating initiative, persistence, and creativity in problem solving
• Prior experience with Optical Coating (vacuum) and Diamond Point Turning equipment.
• Excellent oral and written communications with ability to work with minimum direct supervision.
• Ability to collaborate and influence development of project objectives and goals with external customers and internal stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the optics industry.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Operates well as part of a team and can work overtime on occasion.

Required Education:

• Associates Degree